SAP @ Webster University

The University Alliances program provides access to SAP's world-leading business software
to enhance the academic and professional outcomes for university students and professors

Photo: SAP Student Recognition Award 2018

On Tuesday May 1, 2018, twenty-two Walker Students received the SAP Student Recognition
Award through the SAP University Alliance Program. Certificates were presented by Rich Dippel and Ali Ovlia, Walker School faculty
members from the SAP Systems Integration Group. Associate Dean David Porras was also
in attendance to acknowledge the students' hard work.

This is the third year that Walker students have earned this special award as a result
of the specialized coursework that they completed in the ERP with SAP Graduate Certificate and the BS in Business Analytics. This coursework includes curriculum that helps students gain an understanding of how
technology can enable integrated business processes and strategic, tactical, and operational
decision making, with skills that can add immediate value to the marketplace. Students
gain a basic understanding of the SAP system and will be experienced in master data
creation and transaction processing using SAP. These are highly desirable skills,
particularly for careers in business analysis and accountancy.

SAP at Webster University

The Walker School is a proud member of the SAP University Alliance Program, which
enables students in select courses to gain hands-on, real-world experience with the
world leader in enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems. SAP business intelligence
technology empowers Walker School of Business and Technology students in their current
job, promotion, or in job interviews by developing skills that employers need. Walker
students can confirm their knowledge through the SAP Student Recognition Award.

SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications, serving 300,000 organizations
in 190 countries around the world. SAP was created with the belief that "real-time"
data processing can help bring people closer to business intelligence. The company
promotes a dedication to innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit that enable SAP
to continually push what's technically possible, and a commitment to collaboration
and co-creating solutions with SAP customers.

What is the SAP University Alliance?

The SAP University Alliances Program empowers institutions of higher education to
accelerate the number of graduate with the skills and knowledge of SAP required for
future decision-makers and corporate leaders. SAP University Alliance objectives include:

Enable faculty to use SAP solutions in education to enhance students learning on business
processes and related technology.

Contribute to the growth of SAP's own business, the SAP ecosystem and support society's
educational goals and economic growth.

Stand as the cornerstone of SAP's social responsibility engagement with higher education
worldwide.

Why is SAP Experience Useful for Webster Students?

Students graduating with actual hands-on experience using SAP in Webster courses gain skills that employers want. Employers indicate that new hires from a SAP's University
Alliances member institution are better process thinkers, are information literate,
and know how to work in teams. University Alliances member institution faculties have
found that working with SAP enables students to:

Blend IT with business specialties such as accounting, production planning, marketing
and supply chain.

Recognize business process integration and how their area of specialization impacts
the rest of the business.

What Organizations use SAP?

SAP counts 300,000 organizations in 190 countries around the world as clients. A few
of these include:

AT&T

Bunge North America

Energizer Holdings

Graybar Electric

Monsanto

Nestle USA

Peabody Energy

Sigma-Aldrich

SSM Health

St. Louis Public Schools

SAP Student Recognition Award

Students who complete the criteria outlined below are eligible to earn a Student Recognition Award in conjunction with SAP America, Inc. This award acknowledges that students have
gained significant experience with the SAP software as part of their academic degree
programs.

Upon completion of the requirements for this award, students will understand how technology
can enable integrated business processes and strategic and tactical decision making,
with skills that can add immediate value to the marketplace. Students will have a basic understanding of the SAP system and will be experienced
in master data creation and transaction processing using SAP.

Students must complete (with a grade of B or better) at least three SAP courses offered
by the Walker School. Students who receive this award may list SAP as a basic skill
on their resumes and thus increase their desirability to firms and companies that
utilize SAP or other ERP and BI systems.

Eligibility RequirementsA student is eligible to receive an SAP Student Recognition Award Certificate issued
by SAP America if he or she has successfully completed any three of the courses listed
below with a grade of B or above:

ACCT 3800 Accounting Information Systems

ACCT 4010 Accounting in an ERP Environment OR ACCT 5310 Accounting in an ERP Environment

ACCT 4990 Accounting Seminar

BUSN 3850 Enterprise systems OR BUSN 5250 Enterprise Systems

BUSN 4120 Integrated Business Processes and ERP OR BUSN 6160 Integrated Business Processes and ERP

Application DeadlineStudents must apply for the SAP Student Recognition Award by March 1 for the Spring Semester and November 1 for the Fall Semester. Completed applications should be returned to the Department
of Business or Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Applications received
after the application deadline will be processed for the following semester.

When to ApplyA student needs to have completed or will be completing the required three courses
before the application submission deadline. For example, if a student completed BUSN
5250 and BUSN 6160 in Fall 2017 and is currently taking BUSN 6180 in Spring 2018,
the student can apply for SAP Recognition Award Certificate in Spring 2018 or later.
However, the certificate will not be awarded until final course grades are posted
and the requirements are met.

For a student who is completing his or her SAP courses during his or her last semester
of study at Webster University, the above process applies. Students can request that
the SAP Student Recognition Award is mailed to their home address.

How Can I Learn More?

For additional information about Webster's relationship with SAP University Alliance
and the SAP Recognition Award, contact Dr. Ali Ovlia, professor of math & computer
science, at aovlia@webster.edu or 314.246.7878.